By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo
A support group canvassing the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027, under the aegis of Relax, Tinubu Is Fixing Nigeria, has commenced grassroots mobilisation across the seven states of the North-West geopolitical zone.
The group, which on Saturday inaugurated coordinators and members from Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Jigawa, Sokoto and Zamfara states in Kaduna, urged Nigerians to be patient with the administration, saying the country was undergoing a process of rebuilding and restructuring.
Representing Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, at the event, his Special Adviser on Politics, Abubakar Muhammad Mamadi, said the North-West had benefited significantly from the Tinubu administration, particularly in agriculture, youth and women empowerment, and education.
Mamadi said the region’s predominantly agrarian economy had received various interventions from the Federal Government, while financial support programmes had also been introduced for women, youths and traders.
He said funds had equally been made available to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds, adding that the interventions were helping to address some of the socio-economic conditions associated with insecurity and other social challenges in the region.
“No region has benefited under Tinubu’s administration like the North, particularly the seven states in the North-West region,” he said.
He charged members of the support group to take the message of the administration’s achievements to the grassroots and mobilise support for Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Earlier, the convener of the group, Mike Auta, inaugurated coordinators and members across the seven North-West states.
Auta charged the members to embark on aggressive grassroots mobilisation, stressing that they must move beyond major cities and reach rural communities and hard-to-reach areas.
“Go to all nooks and crannies of the states and mobilise the people. We must ensure victory for President Tinubu come 2027,” he said.
Also speaking, the group’s women leader, Karima Abdullai, said millions of women had benefited from cash assistance and empowerment programmes of the Federal Government.
She listed tailoring, bakery and soap-making among the vocational areas in which women had received support and empowerment items.
“Millions of women have been supported by President Tinubu with cash and empowerment items for different vocations such as tailoring, bakery and soap making so that they will be self-reliant,” she said.
Abdullai urged women across the region to support Tinubu’s re-election, expressing confidence that the administration would do more for women if given another mandate.
She also claimed that feedback from women across the North-West indicated growing support for Tinubu and the governors in the zone ahead of the 2027 elections.
In her remarks, the group’s Director of Town Hall Engagement and Special Duties, Farida Ahmed Bala, said the meeting was designed to bring government closer to the people and provide a platform for citizens to discuss their concerns and aspirations.
Describing Kaduna as the “heartbeat of the North-West,” Bala said the gathering was about discussing the lives, communities, children and future of Nigerians.
“This town hall is about bringing government close to the people. It’s about listening to the farmer in the village, listening to the woman in the market, listening to the young man searching for opportunities, listening to the student who dreams of a better tomorrow, listening to the artisan struggling to grow his business,” she said.
Bala urged Nigerians to see nation-building as a collective responsibility, stressing that government alone could not solve the country’s challenges.
She also appealed for patience with the Tinubu administration, likening the ongoing reforms to renovating a neglected house.
“When a house has been neglected for many years, repairing it may cause some discomfort before the house becomes beautiful again. But we must ask ourselves: do we abandon the house because renovation is difficult, or do we remain patient and allow the work to be completed?” she asked.
She added: “Patience leads to progress, and progress leads to prosperity.”
The organisers said the Kaduna inauguration marked the beginning of a wider grassroots campaign across the North-West to mobilise support for Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
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